Taxonomy of Brazilian Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) with the description of thirteen new species
Author
Cordeiro, Danilo
Author
Bravo, Freddy
Author
De, Claudio J. B.
text
Zootaxa
2011
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journal article
45976
10.5281/zenodo.205242
abff3177-6762-47ae-bc19-4503f7d41774
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205242
Psychoda atlantica
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 44–53
)
Etymology.
The species name,
atlantica
, is based on the known distribution of the species, in the Atlantic forest.
Diagnosis.
Antenna with 14 flagellomeres, 12th and 13th fused together, 14th separated and shorter; palpal formula 1.0:1.1:1.0:1.1; subgenital plate with a heart shaped center and base projecting posteriorly on each side, heart shaped part also projecting internally to the base of subgenital plate.
Female.
Head (
Fig. 44
): vertex, frons and clypeus pilose; hair patch of frons extending to facet row 1; eye bridge with 4 facets; eyes separated by 1.1–1.6 facet diameters; 6 supra-ocular setae; interocular suture absent; clypeus with 1 stronger lateral alveolus; frontoclypeal suture absent; antenna with 14 flagellomeres, the 3 apical reduced (
Fig. 46
); 14th flagellomere circular, shorter, separated, 13th and 12th flagellomeres fused together; 11th and 14th flagellomeres with spine; scape cylindrical, 1.5 the length of subspherical pedicel (
Fig. 45
); ascoids in Y (
Fig. 47
); palpal formula 1.0:1.1(1.05–1.16):1.0(0.89–1.0):1.1(1.0–1.21) (
Fig. 48
); labellum with 4 apical teeth and 2 subapical setae (
Fig. 49
). Wing (
Fig. 50
): Sc vein ending in the level of the base of vein Rs; radial and medial forks complete. Distitarsus with apical projection (
Fig. 51
). Terminalia: subgenital plate bilobed, with a heart shaped center and base projecting posteriorly on each side, pilose, except basally, with a few long setae on apices of basal lateral projections (
Fig. 52
); heart shaped part with pilose lateral expansions and projecting internally to the base of subgenital plate; genital digit present; subgenital plate internally with a small elliptical mark medially, basal to the genital digit, and a conspicuous line on each basal lateral projection, as illustrated (
Fig. 53
); genital chamber oval (
Fig. 52
).
Male.
Unknown.
Material examined.
Holotype
Ƥ
BRAZIL
, Espírito Santo, Pancas, Faz. Juliberto Stur, área 1,
19º13’10.5’’S
40º46’23.8’‘W,
31.i–08.ii.2003
, col. M. Tavares, C. Azevedo & eq. (MZUEFS).
Paratypes
: 2 Ƥ Espírito Santo, Pancas, Faz. Juliberto Stur, área 1, B1–B4,
19º13’10.5’’S
40º46’23.8’’W
,
24–31.i.2003
, col. M. Tavares, C. Azevedo & eq. (MZUEFS); 1 Ƥ Espírito Santo, Pancas, Faz. Juliberto Stur, área 1,
19º13’10.5’’S
40º46’23.8’’W
,
31.i–08.ii.2003
, col. M. Tavares, C. Azevedo, & eq. (MZUEFS); 4 Ƥ Espírito Santo, Pancas, Faz. Juliberto Stur, área 2, Bosque 5–8,
19º12’54,8’’S
40º47’52.5’’W
,
31.i–07.ii.2003
, col. M. Tavares, C. Azevedo & eq. (MZUEFS); 1 Ƥ Espírito Santo, Pancas, Faz. Juliberto Stur, área 2, T5–T8,
19º12’54,8’’S
40º47’52.5’’W
,
31.i–07.ii.2003
, col. M. Tavares, C. Azevedo & eq. (MZUEFS); 1 Ƥ
BRAZIL
, Paraná,
Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva
,
02.iii.1987
, Malaise trap, Profaupar 4.5 (
DZUP
).
Distribution.
Brazil
(Espírito Santo and Paraná).
Comments.
This species is morphologically similar to species of the subgenus
Psychomora
, but present spines in the 11th and 14th flagellomeres and 11th and 12th flagellomeres separated, contrasting with the description of the subgenus.